How to win the Loyalty Marathon

To achieve strong results when running a marathon or building a loyalty program, you have to be patient, willing to stick to your plan and trust your training.

Catering treats and snacks on the boardroom table

by Erle Dardick — CEO, Monkeymedia

For frozen treat brands, developing a catering and off-premise consumer experience provides an opportunity to weatherproof the concept.

12 tips to help your pizzeria save energy and money

If you cut $500 a month in energy expense, that adds an additional profit of $6,000 per annum.

California pizza chain experiences results with HR platform

May 17, 2013

Mary's Pizza Shack, a family-owned, Northern California pizza company, has had the PeopleMatter human resource software platform in place for a year and has…

The Pizza Studio announces franchise developments in seven states

May 17, 2013

Los Angeles-based fast casual pizza restaurant The Pizza Studio announced plans to open several new locations this summer and fall. The new restaurants join…

Women's Foodservice Forum opens registration for summit

May 17, 2013

Women's Foodservice Forum (WFF), will host its annual Executive Summit, a gathering of restaurant and foodservice industry executives, July 29-31, at the JW…

Data shows an increase in beer prices at restaurants

May 16, 2013

New research from Restaurant Sciences LLC, an independent firm that tracks food and beverage product sales in North America, shows that high-volume and…

Domino's UK rolls out American-themed pizzas

May 16, 2013

Domino's Pizza UK has introduced two new American-inspired pizzas — the Carolina and the New York Deli.

CorFire, OLO Partner on mobile commerce solution

May 16, 2013

CorFire, a provider of mobile commerce technology, is partnering with OLO, a digital commerce engine for restaurants, to create mobile applications that allow…

Papa John's adds Indiana Pacers to sports roster

May 16, 2013

Papa John's this week announced a sponsorship deal with the Indiana Pacers that gives the pizza chain rights to in-game promotions and use of team marks. To…

Restaurant-specific turnkey digital signage solution now available

May 16, 2013

Shuttle Computer Group and ViewSonic have partnered to create an easy way for restaurant owners to implement digital signage, according to a company press…

Pizza Hut extends partnership with Diary of a Wimpy Kid

May 16, 2013

The Pizza Hut Book It! Program is again partnering with author Jeff Kinney and his book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid for the 2013-14 school year.

Famous Famiglia Pizzeria expanding in Canada

May 16, 2013

Fresh & Healthy Brands, a franchisor of frozen yogurt stores and other restaurant concepts, has formed a partnership with Famous Famiglia Pizzeria to…

NOLA Domino's pitches in for continued Katrina relief

May 16, 2013

New Orleans Domino's Pizza has continued its partnership with the United Way of Southeast Louisiana Area and, in conjunction with Rebuild Together, has raised…

NRA announces new partnerships to help restaurant operators

May 16, 2013

Just ahead of its annual show this weekend in Chicago, the National Restaurant Association has announced multiple new partnerships designed to help restaurant…

Internet Explorer 8 – People still love it, but there's a problem

by Brad Cyprus — Chief of Security and Compliance, Vendor Safe Technologies

IE8 is old, but it is still the most used version of IE today; it is its popularity that makes it such an attractive target for hackers.

NRA teams up with supplier to offer restaurants cheaper, energy-efficient lighting

May 15, 2013

The National Restaurant Association has teamed up with North American LED, an energy-efficient lighting products supplier, to offer light emitting diode, or…

Hungry Howie's Pizza named a military friendly franchise

May 15, 2013

Hungry Howie's Pizza has been named one of the 2013 Military Friendly Franchises as compiled by Victory Media. A complete list of winners will be published in…

Domino's UK recognizes top employees

May 15, 2013

Domino's UK has recognized various employees within the system at the company's recent event in Liverpool, England. Among them was franchisee Joggy Dhillon…

PizzaMarketplace Top 100 Movers & Shakers Trends, No. 18: Local sourced/sustainable food

May 15, 2013

Editor's note: The following information is part of a countdown recap from the inaugural Top 100 Movers and Shakers publication. It was published in the spring…